The Illinois Republican Party sent a phony media advisory to WGN on Friday saying U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin would call on Gov. Quinn to testify at a special, legislative committee hearing about state funds that were allegedly misused. The advisory stated Durbin would issue the challenge during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a train station in Bellwood. […]

“But, this is a new low to put out a phony press release, supposedly from my office, and to involve my official staff in a campaign war, is unfair and inaccurate, and I think the Illinois State Republican Party ought to apologize to the media,” said Durbin. […]

On Thursday, the Quinn campaign misleadingly said Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner would be available to answer questions about how he used his clout and wealth to receive special treatment.

So let me get this straight. It was phony on purpose this time? Unlike when the State GOP called out Callis for plagiarizing her website content when it really was somebody in Iowa who did it.

The Democrat statewide campaign staff is lousy because they haven’t needed to be good for so long, and the Republican statewide campaign staff is lousy because they have lost for so long they don’t know how to be good or they are strangers to Illinois who don’t understand.